Captivating read
"The Secrets of Provence is a captivating and compelling read that will have you not wanting to put the book down. Its simply said historical fiction at its best. The book is written it two timelines. The first is WWII where Mathilde Duvall has spoken out one too many times against the Nazi's and they ban her from Paris . She travels south to Avignon to her cousin Pierre's where all is not what it seems. Pierre is part of the French Resitance and Mathilde soons joins him. Danger lurks around every corner and you will be holding your breath and hoping for the best. I cried with Mathilde , I laughed with her on occasion but most of all I admire her strength, her seemingly endless lack of fear and her determination to do her part to bring down the Nazi's. In present time we meet Juliette who has moved from America to Paris and after finding an old picture of her grandmother in the War she was determined to learn Mathilde's story. Daisy Woods does a marvellous job of merging both timelines as you slowly learn the story behind Mathilde and the Resistance. I hated the book to end and I can certainly see that many Book Clubs will choose this book."
